Managing World Heritage sites in armed conflict and the terrorist threat: object Ancient villages of Northern Syria for example

Abstract. This article analyses the management problem of the World Heritage sites in the context of armed conflict on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. The research is focused on one of the six world heritage sites in Syria – Ancient villages of the North of Syria. In particular, the article describes the problems of the existence of the monument in crisis conditions, threats and risk factors, as well as measures taken to preserve the site. As the result the study provides recommendations for post-conflict response and recovery.

Butorin Daniil Alexandrovich,
research specialist of World Heritage and International Communications, Russian Scientific Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after D.Likhachev (Moscow),
e-mal:bdanil@protonmail.com

Founder
Russian Scientific
Research Institute
for Cultural and
Natural Heritage
named after
D.Likhachev

Publisher
Russian Scientific
Research Institute
for Cultural and
Natural Heritage
named after
D.Likhachev